Before the Curtain Rises
CHAPTER I. The Day of Barricades
CHAPTER II. Claire Agnew
CHAPTER III. The Professor of Eloquence
CHAPTER IV. Little Colette of Collioure
CHAPTER V. The Sprouting of Cabbage Jock
CHAPTER VI. The Archer's Cloak
CHAPTER VII. The Great Name of Guise
CHAPTER VIII. The Golden Lark in Orleans Town
CHAPTER IX. The Rebellion of Herodias's Daughter
CHAPTER X. The Golden Duke
CHAPTER XI. The Best-known Face in the World
CHAPTER XII. The Waking of the Bearnais
CHAPTER XIII. A Midnight Council
CHAPTER XIV. Eyes of Jade
CHAPTER XV. Mistress Catherine
CHAPTER XVI. La Reine Margot
CHAPTER XVII. Mate and Checkmate
CHAPTER XVIII. The Apostle of Peace
CHAPTER XIX. Death Warnings
CHAPTER XX. The Blood on the Kerchief
CHAPTER XXI. The Tiger in the Fox's Trap
CHAPTER XXII. BerÁk the Lightning and ToÀh His Dog
CHAPTER XXIII. The Three Sons of Madame AmÉlie
CHAPTER XXIV. Cousin Raphael, Lord of Collioure
CHAPTER XXV. Claire's Embarrassment of Choice
CHAPTER XXVI. First Council of War
CHAPTER XXVII. Second Council of War
CHAPTER XXVIII. Third Council of War
CHAPTER XXIX. The Shut House in Money Street
CHAPTER XXX. Jean-aux-Choux takes his Wages
CHAPTER XXXI. The Way of the Salt Marshes
CHAPTER XXXII. In their Clutches
CHAPTER XXXIII. And One was Not!
CHAPTER XXXIV. Bishop, Archbishop, and Angelical Doctor
CHAPTER XXXV. The Place of Eyes
CHAPTER XXXVI. Valentine la NiÑa
CHAPTER XXXVII. The Wild Animal—Woman
CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Vengeance of Valentine la NiÑa
CHAPTER XXXIX. Saved by Sulks
CHAPTER XL. The Mas of the Mountain
CHAPTER XLI. "And Lazarus came Forth!"
CHAPTER XLII. Secrets of the Prison House
CHAPTER XLIII. In Tarragona Bay
CHAPTER XLIV. Valentine and her Vengeance
CHAPTER XLV. Valentine finds Claire Worthy
CHAPTER XLVI. King and King's Daughter
CHAPTER XLVII. Great Love—and Greater
After the Curtain